A debt owed to a decedent is not charged against the intestate share of any individual except the debtor. If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor's descendants.
Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 979, § 3, effective July 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 15-11-111 as it existed prior to 1995.
Cross references: For an offset against a successor's interest for a noncontingent indebtedness to an estate, see § 15-12-903.